Western Australian Current Acts

CRIMINAL LAW (MENTAL IMPAIRMENT) ACT 2023

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary

           Division 1 -- Introduction  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement

           Division 2 -- General overview  

   3.      Overview of Act
            
   4.      Overview: supervision orders
            
   5.      Overview: appeals and internal review
            
   6.      Overviews are guide only

           Division 3 -- Objects, principles and paramount consideration  

   7.      Objects and principles
            
   8.      Paramount consideration

           Division 4 -- Interpretation  

   9.      Terms used
            
   10.     Child-specific considerations
            
   11.     Commission of offence: persons who have been acquitted on account of mental impairment

           Division 5 -- Other provisions  

   12.     Act binds Crown
            
   13.     Application of Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 Part
            
           Uncommenced provisions table
           Defined terms
           
An Act — 
•         to make
           provision in relation to criminal proceedings involving persons with mental
           impairment; and
•         to provide for special criminal proceedings
           for persons who are unfit to stand trial; and
•         to provide for
           the supervision of persons who, in special criminal proceedings, are found to
           have committed an offence; and
•         to provide for the supervision
           of persons acquitted on account of mental impairment; and
•         to
           provide for the safe reintegration into the community of persons supervised
           under this Act; and
•         to repeal the Criminal Law (Mentally
           Impaired Accused) Act 1996 and the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired
           Accused) Regulations 1997; and
•         for related
           purposes.